Tag Wildfire

  Firefighters are responding to a small blaze in the Gros Ventre Wilderness first spotted last week. Forest visitors recreating in the Gros Ventre reported smoke visible up the Horse Creek trail after an early morning thunderstorm passed over the…

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS and Bridger-Teton National Forest both responded to wildfires on the north side of Munger Mountain Thursday afternoon not too distant from each other. Both fires were started by lightning that moved through the area the night before,…

The Bureau of Land Management Idaho Falls District, Idaho Department of Lands, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service and the Caribou-Targhee National Forest are lifting Stage One Fire Restrictions effective today. As in neighboring Jackson Hole, the amount…

Beginning today, Teton Interagency Fire managers are lowering the fire danger rating to moderate and lifting the stage 1 fire restrictions for Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge. It is important to note that…

With and air quality index number of 87 Tuesday, the effects of the smoke that has settled into the valley is considered moderate. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the air quality is acceptable. However, there may be some health…